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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1544/2003 of 29 August 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

30.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 218/45

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1544/2003

of 29 August 2003

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference
to the historical relationship between the price recorded
for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned
cotton. That historical relationship has been established
in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 (3), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1486/2002 (4). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable

offers and quotations on the world market among those
considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of
there is provision for
international
adjusting the criteria for determining the world market
price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by
the quality of the product delivered and the offers and
quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

trade. However,

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 28,402/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 August 2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 August 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3159 — Rheinmetall/STN Atlas) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, merger control, military aircraft, military equipment, motor vehicle industry, simulation

29.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3159 — Rheinmetall/STN Atlas)

(2003/C 204/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 July 2003 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in German and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3159. CELEX

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INFORMATION

(2003/C 204/10)

The text published in Official Journal of the European Union C 201 of 26 August 2003 under number
2003/C 201/05 is hereby annulled.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3203 — Total/Samsung Chemicals/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, petrochemicals

C 204/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.8.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3162 — Hearst/De Telegraaf Tijdschriften/JV)

(2003/C 204/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 July 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3162. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3203 — Total/Samsung Chemicals/JV)

(2003/C 204/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 July 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3203. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3204 — Montagu Private Equity/Actaris) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, holding company, investment transaction, measuring equipment, merger control

29.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3204 — Montagu Private Equity/Actaris)

(2003/C 204/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 July 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3204. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3219 — Nortel/NNG-NNF)

(2003/C 204/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 August 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3225 — Alcan/Péchiney) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 204/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.8.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3225 — Alcan/Péchiney)

(2003/C 204/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 August 2003, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the Canadian undertaking Alcan Inc. (‘Alcan’), acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the French undertaking Péchiney by way of public bid
announced on 7 July 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Alcan: involved in all aspects of the aluminium industry, including bauxite mining, alumina refining,
aluminium smelting, flat rolled products (FRPs), extrusions, castings and research and development. Its
packaging business includes the production of rigid packaging (aerosols, cartridges) and flexible
packaging,

— Péchiney: bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting, flat rolled products (FRPs), extrusions,
casting alloys, research and development, trading and packaging. Its packaging business includes the
production of rigid packaging (aerosols, cartridges) and flexible packaging.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3225 — Alcan/Péchiney, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3162 — Hearst/De Telegraaf Tijdschriften/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, Netherlands, United States, economic concentration, exchange of information, mass media, merger control

C 204/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.8.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3162 — Hearst/De Telegraaf Tijdschriften/JV)

(2003/C 204/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 July 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3162. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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L-2985 Luxembourg.
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3203 — Total/Samsung Chemicals/JV)

(2003/C 204/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 July 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3203. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1529/2003 of 29 August 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

30.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 218/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1529/2003

of 29 August 2003

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 4(1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 August 2003.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 August 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

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30.8.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 29 August 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
060
068
096
999

052
096
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

052
064
999

388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
388
999

052
999

060
064
066
068
093
094
624
999

48,9
51,2
45,3
30,0
43,8

124,8
66,6
95,7

74,2
74,2

52,7
57,5
46,6
57,1
53,5

82,9
92,5
87,7

75,8
53,1
115,4
96,2
56,3
163,5
92,9
93,3

116,7
89,3
103,0

119,6
119,6

63,5
63,7
70,7
50,0
76,5
50,1
125,5
71,4

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1537/2003 of 29 August 2003 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 78th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, maximum price, purchase price

30.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 218/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1537/2003

of 29 August 2003

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 78th invitation to tender carried out under
the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/
1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter
and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
359/2003 (4), provides that, in the light of the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-
tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender.

(2)

(3)

As a result of
buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.

the tenders received,

the maximum

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 78th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later
than 26 August 2003, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at
295,38 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 August 2003.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 August 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 204/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 August 2003

(2003/C 204/01)

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Exchange
rate

1,0828

127,11

7,4297

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6274

0,4244

4,343

0,69035

ROL

Romanian leu

37 020

9,22

1,5415

87

8,2785

1,9464

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58445

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,55

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

235,12

42,045

1 523 000

1,6941

1,5225

8,4449

1,8997

1,901

256,6

KRW

South Korean won

1 275,59

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

7,9297

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1543/2003 of 29 August 2003 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 44th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
Date: 2003-08-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, minimum price, selling price, skimmed milk powder

L 218/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.8.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1543/2003

of 29 August 2003

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 44th individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No
1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk
and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and
the sale of
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2002 (4), interven-
tion agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation
to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder
held by them.

such skimmed-milk powder (3), as

According to Article 30 of the said Regulation, in the
light of the tenders received in response to each indivi-
dual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall
be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award.
The amount of the processing security shall also be fixed

taking account of the difference between the market
price of skimmed-milk powder and the minimum selling
price.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling
price should be fixed at the level specified below and the
processing security determined accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 44th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regula-
tion (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for
the submission of tenders expired on 26 August 2003, the
minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as
follows:

— minimum selling price:

— processing security:

EUR 201,52/100 kg,

EUR 52,00/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 August 2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 August 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 341, 17.12.2002, p. 11.